EP0430622A1 - Briquet imperméable au vent - Google Patents

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EP0430622A1
EP0430622A1 EP90312832A EP90312832A EP0430622A1 EP 0430622 A1 EP0430622 A1 EP 0430622A1 EP 90312832 A EP90312832 A EP 90312832A EP 90312832 A EP90312832 A EP 90312832A EP 0430622 A1 EP0430622 A1 EP 0430622A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/34—Component parts or accessories
    • F23Q2/50—Protecting coverings

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  • This invention relates to a windproof lighter for preventing the flame from being blown out in use.
  • a lighter should provide a device to prevent the flame from being extinguished by the wind, provide a safe operation, and simplify the construction for practical application.
  • An example of a known windproof lighter is shown in U.S. Patent specification no. 4,531,906 having a structure illustrated in Figure 1, which mainly consists of a case member 1, a windshield member 2, and a regular disposable lighter 3 associated together.
  • the case member 1 is suitably installed with the windshield 2 and the lighter member 3 in it.
  • One side of the exterior of the case member 1 is equipped with an opening 13 so that the user can push up the windshield 2 to a suitable position in order to prevent the flames of the lighter 3 from blowing out.
  • the above U.S. Patent specification provides a case member 1 which has a larger volume than the regular disposable lighter and a slidable windshield 2, where the design of the windshield 2 is such that it can be pushed up and down easily between the inner wall of the case member 1 and the outer wall of the lighter 3, and can be manufactured easily. It is constructed as a flat panel on two side portions so that the edge usually is rather sharp. Some of these products can injure a user's skin because of their sharp and rough edges. The two side portions of the windshield 2 is such a flat panel.
  • the regular disposable lighter is adapted for use with the case member 1 of the prior art lighter for windproof service, yet the windproof effect of the slidable windshield 2 is poor and it is easy to suffer injury by the sharp edges of the two side portions of the windshield or the rough surface, in addition to the disadvantage of the inconvenience due to the size of the wind shield being too big.
  • the primary object of the present invention is to provide a windproof lighter which prevents or reduces the chances of the lighter flames being blown out by the wind.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a windproof lighter which prevents or reduces the chance of the user injuring his skin because of a sharp edge on the windshield.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a windproof lighter having simplified construction and installation such that the production cost is reduced.
  • the present invention provides a practical windproof lighter utilising a windshield with a rounded folding side, or flange, which reduces or decreases the air flowing into the windshield from the two side portions of the windshield, in order to reduce or prevent the possibility of the flame of the lighter being blown out.
  • the invention also reduces or prevents the chance of the user's skin being injured due to the sharp edge of the windshield. Furthermore, the construction and installation can be simplified and the production cost be reduced.
  • a windproof lighter comprising a butane well member having an edge adjacent to a flame area and a windshield on said edge, characterised in that the windshield is rigidly fixed to the well member and the windshield comprises a first portion adjacent said butane well member edge, a second portion extending outwardly from said first portion relative to said butane well member edge, an inner surface on said first and second portions partially surrounding the flame area, and a nozzle member in said windshield comprising a nozzle gate portion and a semicircular shaped supplemental wall portion extending at an angle from said nozzle gate portion and having a shape substantially conforming to said inner surface of said windshield first and second portions so that when said nozzle member is installed in said windshield said nozzle gate portion is positioned at a boundary between said first and second portions.
  • the lighter further comprises a striker wheel means on said butane well adjacent said butane well edge, a first opening on said windshield facing said striker wheel means, a second opening at an outer region of said windshield second portion, and edges delimiting said first and second openings.
  • a smooth, rounded flange on said edges extending outwardly of said first and second openings is included.
  • a windproof lighter comprising a butane wall member having an edge adjacent to a flame area, a striker wheel means and a windshield on said edge, characterised in that the windshield is rigidly fixed to the well member and the windshield has a substantially U-shaped cross-section and partially surrounding said flame area, and comprising a curved portion, substantially planar spaced side portions extending from said curved portion, said curved and side portions extending outwardly from said butane well edge, a side opening facing said striker wheel means, an outer opening which opens over said flame area, edges delimiting said curved and side portions and smooth, rounded flange means on said edges extending into said openings.
  • the windproof lighter of this invention includes a shield cover on said windshield for protecting a user from direct contact with the windshield and heat dissipation means may be provided on said shield cover, said dissipation means preferably comprising a plurality of inwardly protruding portions on said shield cover.
  • the lighter of the invention includes a smooth, rounded flange on said edge extending outwardly of said first and second openings
  • said windshield it is expedient for said windshield to extend outwardly from said butane well edge approximately 2-3 cm, and said flange to have a width in the direction of said first or side opening of approximately 2-4 mm.
  • the first embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figure 2 and Figure 3. As shown, the embodiment has a windshield 44 of suitable height on the top edge of the butane well 41 of the lighter, or surrounding the nozzle (which is not shown here), or in between the top edge of the flame adjustment 42 and the two sides of the striker wheel 43.
  • the shape and size of the lower portion 441 of the windshield 44 is similar to that of Figure 1.
  • the upper portion 442 of the windshield 44 extends upward or outwardly to a suitable height from the lower portion 441 near the striker wheel 43, namely near the edge 311a of the nozzle portion 311 of the flame shield 31 of a regular disposable lighter as shown in Figure 1.
  • the suitable total height of the windshield is about 2-3 cm.
  • An opening 443 on the top of the windshield 44 provides for heat dissipation from the flame during use.
  • a smooth, rounded, folded over side or flange 445 having an appropriate width of about 2-4 mm.
  • the cool air should be cooler than the air inside the windshield 44 when the flame is burning
  • the cool air flowing along the sides of the windshield 44 and passing over the edge of the two sides of the windshield, naturally forms high pressure air and quickly flows to the opening 444 of the windshield 44.
  • the high pressure air flowing through the opening 444 is greatly reduced and the speed of the flowing air is also greatly decreased.
  • the windshield 44 is equipped with the folded over side 445, and the surface of the folded side 445 is smooth and round, it prevents or minimises injury to the skin of a user.
  • the above described windproof lighter of the first embodiment of the invention provides a fixed windshield 44 equipped with the folded over sides, which replaces the flame shield 31 of the lighter 3 as shown in Figure 1 and enhances the effect of preventing the wind from blowing out the flame.
  • the present invention is therefore an improved lighter compared to the lighter of U.S. Patent specification 4,531,906 as shown in Figure 1. Also, the present invention can save production costs.
  • Figures 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 illustrate respectively second and third embodiments of the present invention, which are equipped with an extra shield cover 51 and nozzle portion 52 with respect to the first embodiment.
  • the surface of the shield cover 51 is equipped with multiple heat dissipation protrusions 511 which protrude inward slightly.
  • the shield cover 51 with the dissipation protrusions 511 is similar to but slightly larger than the windshield 44.
  • the shield cover 51 can be directly matched with and suited to the windshield 44 to prevent the user's skin from contacting directly with the windshield 44 and getting burned or injured because of the high temperature on the surface of the windshield 44.
  • the nozzle portion 52 consists of a semicircular, or arc-like, supplemental wall 521 and nozzle gate 522, where the supplemental wall 521 is suitably shaped to conform to the inner surface of upper portion 442 of the windshield 44, such that the nozzle gate 522 is installed at the boundary between the upper portion 442 and the lower portion 441 of the windshield 44.
  • the supplemental wall 521 can also be inverted to suit the inner edge of the lower portion 441 of the windshield 44, such that the nozzle gate 522 is installed in between the lower portion 441 and the upper portion 442 of the windshield 44.
  • the nozzle gate 522 of the nozzle portion 52 has a similar shape to the nozzle gate 311 on the flame shield 31 of the regular disposable lighter 3 as shown in Figure 1. It can maintain the point of the flame above the nozzle gate 522 of the nozzle portion 52 in order to prevent the flame from directly contacting the striker wheel 43 which can cause overheating of the striker wheel 43 within an extremely short time.

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US07/441,471 US5044933A (en) 1989-11-27 1989-11-27 Windproof lighter
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